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Respiratory Prefix, Suffix and Combining Terms
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A | B |
alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchus |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
lob/o | lobe |
mediastin/o | mediastinum |
ox/i | oxygen |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung; air |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
spir/o | breathing |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
atel/o | incomplete |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cyt/o | cell |
embol/o | plug |
fibr/o | fibrous |
hem/o | blood |
orth/o | straight |
py/o | pus |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilated |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-genic | producing |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | state of |
-it is | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | process of measuring |
-ole | small |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-oxia | oxygen |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of visually examining |
-spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
-thorax | chest |
a- | without |
an- | without |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful or difficult or abnormal |
endo- | within; inner |
eu- | normal; good |
hyper- | a lot or excessive |
hypo- | below; insufficient |
tachy- | fast |
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